Vulcan and Saturn Steps

The Vulcan Steps at Ord Street not long after they were first laid out, Oct. 23, 1925.

Photo: San Francisco History Center, SF Public Library

Vulcan Steps from top, looking down, July 2009.

Photo: Chris Carlsson

Among the many amazing stairways in San Francisco, the two off Ord Street on the northwest slopes of Eureka Valley, Vulcan and Saturn, are really fantastic. They are a fun way to traverse the steep slopes up to Corona Heights, or if you are on your way from the Castro to the Haight, they provide a scenic alternative to the usual streets.

Saturn steps at Ord Street.

Photo: Chris Carlsson

View across Eureka Valley and the Mission from Saturn Steps, July 2009.

Photo: Chris Carlsson

Saturn Street west at Temple, with Roosevelt Way at top of hill at right, Oct. 23, 1925.